The Ichariba Choodee: Okinawan Voices and Stories podcast is a grass roots project that aims to celebrate and preserve the Ryukyuan culture, connect the diaspora, and both educate and learn through the variety of topics and guest speakers we welcome onto each episode. The podcast was created in early 2021 and is hosted monthly by Mariko Middleton, Erica Kunihisa, and Tori Toguchi.   Ichariba Choodee is a beautiful Ryukyan saying translating roughly to, 'When we meet, we become brothers, sisters, family.'